Looking at historical and current events of the West's involvement in Africa Affairs - led to this question: Is the West, Pro-Africa development, or Anti-Africa development (growth)?

Looking at historical and current events of the West’s involvement in Africa Affairs – led to this important question: Is the West, Pro-Africa development, or Anti-Africa development? Let’s look at the obvious.

We’ve all heard the old adage about adding insult to injury but the IMF has turned it into an art form. The new IMF Director, Christine Lagarde, came to Washington this week begging for yet more billions so the fund can continue propping up insolvent European banks and wrapping developing countries around the globe in debt chains.

As the U.S AFRICOM begins to gain a foothold into the continent with its troops officially present in Eritrea and Uganda in an effort to maintain security and remove other theocratic religious groups such as the Lord’s Resistance Army, the sectarian violence in Nigeria provides a convenient pretext for military intervention in the continuing resource war.

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